08/02/2013

Vessels


History repeats itself; first as tragedy, then as farce. At least that's how Marx famously paraphrases Hegel. For me, it's equally true in reverse... even when something looks farcical it can still feel pretty tragic.

• Awesome anthropomorphic "Amlash" vase, 8th century BC
• Wade money-box/figurine (promo tie-in with defunct retailers, Rumbelows), 1980s

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